as in pile
a quantity of wood heaped together for burning a dead body
a funeral pyre
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Recent Examples of pyre
Carcasses of trees are piled up like pyres in one; in another, they are laid flat like a mass grave.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Varanasi was quite an experience, seeing the funeral pyres.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
Thecla is stripped naked and placed on a pyre, but no flames touch her.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Flaked points of stone tools were also found on the pyre, suggesting the pointed stones were added during the cremation as funerary objects.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Varanasi was quite an experience, seeing the funeral pyres.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
Thecla is stripped naked and placed on a pyre, but no flames touch her.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Flaked points of stone tools were also found on the pyre, suggesting the pointed stones were added during the cremation as funerary objects.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyre
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Many of the ideas the series toyed with, from conspiracy theories and internet pile-ons to rapidly evolving conversations around gender and identity, have since migrated from the fringes into everyday discourse.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Don't add it to the compost pile; toss it in the trash.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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As one of Montana’s longest standing dude ranches, the property is constantly reimagining through refined design, a wildly impressive staff, and heaps of annual events bringing loads of travelers, from local to first-time ranchers alike.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Reaching out hands to help the suffering, Didi and Gogo go down themselves—all mankind a wriggling heap.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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In her office upstairs, there are family photos, stacks of books, and a small trash bin containing an empty can of Diet Coke and a packet of the cat treat Churu.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Helios also comes with a software stack that abstracts its user’s intentions from the actual qubit hardware.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
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The ranch saloon sits across from the open yard—and around the corner and up a hill of long yellow grass is the outdoor rodeo arena, home to lively summer rodeos every week in the summer season.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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For a cooler-climate option, Sky Meadow Retreat in Vermont sits among the hills during peak fall foliage and pairs daily yoga and meditation with tai chi, art therapy, sound healing and forest hiking.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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Emergency crews searched Saturday night for a swimmer who went underwater near a popular rock face on a lake in the North Carolina mountains and never resurfaced.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
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An Indigenous couple pay a visit to another makeshift cross, mist rises from a waterfall, and mountains rear up, first green, then brown, and finally glittering white.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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“Pyre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyre. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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